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14.05.2020
I Dolomitici Producer Profile
I Dolomitici Producer Profile
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<p>I Dolomitici is a collective of ten local Trentino wineries who got together to save a historic vineyard from being uprooted. The 0.7 <glossary title="523">hectare</glossary> <glossary title="760">parcel</glossary> in question is planted in exactly 727 pergola-trained vines of a local, ancient and nearly extinct red grape called <glossary term="Lambrusco" title="577">Lambrusco</glossary> a Foglia Frastagliata ("jagged leaf"), planted on their own <glossary title="869">rootstock</glossary> in the early 1900's. The wine bears no resemblance to other <glossary title="577">Lambruscos</glossary> we've tasted; <glossary title="883">rustic</glossary> and <glossary title="1010">tannic</glossary> while preserving the alpine freshness of the region. </p>
<p><glossary title="279">Chemicals</glossary> have never touched this vineyard, and the goal of the collective was to preserve this unofficial landmark of local <span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="1103">viticulture</glossary><span>.</span></span></span> A single wine is made under the I Dolomitici banner. It used to be called "Ciso", the nickname of Narciso, the old farmer who used to tend this land. It was later renamed "Perciso" (for Ciso) for legal reasons. </p>
<p>Sadly, the group lost its rental contract following the 2019 <span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="1109">vintage</glossary><span>.</span></span></span> "Perciso" 2019 will be last I Dolomitici wine, to be released circa 2024. </p>
<p><u><strong>Words from Elisabetta Foradori:</strong></u></p>
<p>"Perciso is a wine born from a joint project of 10 <glossary title="1045">Trentino</glossary> wineries in 2010. We saved this vineyard from uprooting and we have been taking care of it together for years.</p>
<p>The century-old vineyard of Lambrusca a foglia frastagliata (a local grape from <glossary title="1045">Trentino</glossary> of which there are only 15 <glossary title="523">hectares</glossary> left) is on <glossary title="909">sandy</glossary> and free soil. It is a late ripening variety, normally <glossary title="521">harvested</glossary> in mid-October. </p>
<p>The grapes were <glossary title="1104">vinified</glossary> at Foradori until 2019, the last year in which the wine will be produced. The vineyard was in fact rented and was sold by the owner to the <glossary title="252">cooperative</glossary> winery, which paid a higher price."</p>
<p>The wineries involved are:</p>
<p>Foradori</p>
<p>Maso Furli</p>
<p>Castel Noarna</p>
<p>Eugenio Rosi</p>
<p>Gino Pedrotti</p>
<p>Elisabetta Dalzocchio</p>
<p>Cesconi</p>
<p>Alessandro Poli</p>
<p>Fanti</p>